C# DateTime question...

Darragh29

I have a line of code that takes date time/timestamp from a form in the format "20090328185714", or YYYYDDMMhhmmss...

TIMESTAMP.Text = Request.Form["TIMESTAMP"];

At the moment, I'm putting this on my aspx page using a label:

<asp:Label ID="TIMESTAMP2" runat="server" Width="685px" ForeColor="#ff3300" Font-Names="verdana" Font-Size="X-Small"></asp:Label>

What I'd like to do is convert this from an unreadable "20090328185714" type word into something easier on the eye, like 27 March 2009 18:57PM or something more readable. Unfortunately the format of the date coming into my form from a remote server cannot be changed. It looks easy but everytime I try to do it, I keep getting back errors!

Ginger

Darragh29 wrote: »

I have a line of code that takes date time/timestamp from a form in the format "20090328185714", or YYYYDDMMhhmmss...

TIMESTAMP.Text = Request.Form["TIMESTAMP"];

At the moment, I'm putting this on my aspx page using a label:

<asp:Label ID="TIMESTAMP2" runat="server" Width="685px" ForeColor="#ff3300" Font-Names="verdana" Font-Size="X-Small"></asp:Label>

What I'd like to do is convert this from an unreadable "20090328185714" type word into something easier on the eye, like 27 March 2009 18:57PM or something more readable. Unfortunately the format of the date coming into my form from a remote server cannot be changed. It looks easy but everytime I try to do it, I keep getting back errors!

Do you need the request timestamp, could you create your own one instead such as DateTime myDate = DateTime.Now.ToLongDateString(new CultureInfo.GetCurrentUICulture);

You can possibly use a DateTime.TryParse(string) and see if it can return it back using a specific culture instance


For example

DateTime myDate;

if(DateTime.TryParse(datestring, out myDate))
{
myDate.ToLongDateString(new CultureInfo.GetSpecificCulture("en-ie"));
}

Darragh29

Thanks a mil Ginger. I posted in desparation last night when I was pulling my hair out with this!

I finally got it sorted using the code below...

TIMESTAMP.Text = Request.Form["TIMESTAMP"];
string DTString = TIMESTAMP.Text;
string DTFormat = "yyyyMMddHHmmss";
DateTime time1 = DateTime.ParseExact(DTString, DTFormat, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
TIMESTAMP.Text = string.Format("{0:r}", time1);


I'm glad I stuck with asp.net and c# now, but every now and again, I run into a headwrecker issue!

John_Mc

Darragh29 wrote: »

Thanks a mil Ginger. I posted in desparation last night when I was pulling my hair out with this!

I finally got it sorted using the code below...

TIMESTAMP.Text = Request.Form["TIMESTAMP"];
string DTString = TIMESTAMP.Text;
string DTFormat = "yyyyMMddHHmmss";
DateTime time1 = DateTime.ParseExact(DTString, DTFormat, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
TIMESTAMP.Text = string.Format("{0:r}", time1);


I'm glad I stuck with asp.net and c# now, but every now and again, I run into a headwrecker issue!

Glad to hear that you've come around to the .net way of things!